in the words of bill bryson
'americans will sure at the drop of a hat. in fact, there is probably someone somewhere who actually DID sue over a dropped hat and won several million out of it.'
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Tendency,
Sun 28 Apr 2002, 20:38,
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sharp intake of breath....
dropped hat could have someones eye out y'know.
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pep,
Sun 28 Apr 2002, 20:45,
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If it was a heavy hat
it could break your toe.
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Wifey,
Sun 28 Apr 2002, 20:48,
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if
it were a 'razor-blade' hat, i.e. a hat made out of razor blades, it could have chopped the head off a kitten.
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crazymum,
Sun 28 Apr 2002, 21:01,
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I tried doing that,
but I was counter-sued for discrimination against a hatless person, and I ended up with a $5 net loss.
Since few of us Americans drink tea, I don't think you have much to worry about. It's difficult to get burns from Coca-Cola and such.
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Sexy Picard 2000,
Sun 28 Apr 2002, 20:50,
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